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IzéMayenne

A town of 464 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.

Is Izé a good place to live?

Izé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Izé stand out

The 2 things Izé does most differently from other towns.

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Izé’s story

Izé in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Izé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Izé before 1900, the earliest Marcel Cheurin, in 1882.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Izé.

Who lives here

Few people in Izé are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Izé is below both Mayenne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 30% of the population.

52.4median age
IzéMayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Izé
IzéMayenne medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–247.8%10%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+30%27%22%
No diploma22%24%19%
CAP or BEP33%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education20%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Izé keeps more of its old housing than Mayenne or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Izé comes above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Izé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Izé walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%

For Izé, that is below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Izé has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.6%.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Izé, 0.4 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Izé costs less than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.94/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Izé sits below both Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€6.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Izé€6.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Mayenne median€9.49/m²
€6.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.43 to €8.87/m² a month)
€7.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Izé

12pages on Izé

Landmarks

Izé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Izé

2 notable people were born in Izé.

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Izé’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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ÉvronVillaines-la-JuhelMontsûrsMayenneFresnay-sur-SartheÉvronVillaines-la-JuhelMontsûrsMayenneFresnay-sur-SartheIzé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Izé464—————
Évron8,2527.1A+ABB+
Villaines-la-Juhel2,6718.3A+A+A−B−
Montsûrs3,19213A+AA+B
Mayenne12,88315B+A−C−A−
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe Sarthe2,92818B+A+BB+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Izé

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Izé is a commune of 464 people in the Communauté de communes des Coëvrons. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
464 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Coëvrons
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
11 sq mi (28.5 km²)
INSEE code
53120

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.